WNBA · Los Angeles Sparks · Updated Oct 20, 2026
How often Nneka Ogwumike scores the game's first basket for the Los Angeles Sparks, and how that compares with teammates. Built from every tracked WNBA game.
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nneka OgwumikeF | 8 | 43 | 18.6% |
| Dearica HambyF | 5 | 42 | 11.9% |
| Rae BurrellG | 4 | 35 | 11.4% |
| Kelsey PlumG | 1 | 15 | 6.7% |
| Erica WheelerG | 1 | 41 | 2.4% |
Nneka Ogwumike has scored the game's first basket in 8 of 43 starts tracked, a rate of 18.6%.
Dearica Hamby (5 first baskets in 42 starts), Rae Burrell (4 first baskets in 35 starts), Kelsey Plum (1 first basket in 15 starts). The table on this page has each of them.
From every tracked game: the game's first scoring play, made free throws included, the team that won the opening tip, and which side was at home. A game the tip winner or the home side was not recorded for is left out of that one figure, and each figure says how many games it is out of.
The stats are rebuilt as games are played; the date at the top is when this page was last updated.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.